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 Oct 9 2008, 06:37 PM
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this is the thread to tell of things you regret doing or not doing and how you deal or dealt with it.
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Oct 9 2008, 09:49 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 1,605 Joined: 24-April 06 From: Here Member No.: 4,083 |
29 years ago I had $1000 saved up for a one way ticket to the UK, I was going to hitch rides back to OZ, at that time I had also applied for an apprenticeship with Telecom (OZ Telecommunications company) My deal with myself was that if i didn't get the job, i would go hitch round the rest of the world for a few years. I got the job and am now just a wheel in the machine. How do i deal with it?....every day!
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Oct 9 2008, 11:41 PM
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 The Skeptical Child  Group: Supporters Posts: 2,293 Joined: 29-April 07 From: Japan Member No.: 5,722 |
Coulda, shoulda, woulda is a waste of time. Life's ups and downs are just part of the process. If I were to have a regret, it would be that I didn't learn that earlier.
However, even Theseus couldn't get the sword until he was big enough to move the boulder. Maybe we just have to wait until we're ready to learn before we can actually learn some of these things. -------------------- "A Wise Man looks at a grain of sand and sees the Universe...
A Silly Man picks up a piece of seeweed, puts it around his neck and runs along the beach yelling: Look at me, I'm The Vine Man... Dingo Brains |
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Oct 10 2008, 04:14 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 3,218 Joined: 10-October 04 From: Alabama Member No.: 1,353 |
I have only one regret in my life.
Not telling my son I was sorry. Now it's to late and I will live the rest of my life with knowing two words could have made such a difference in our lives, no matter who was right or wrong. -------------------- Whoever said anything was possible, obviouly never tried slamming a revolving door.
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Oct 10 2008, 07:55 AM
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I regret not having made more recent contact with my uncle.
He was the brother to my real father. Slightly over 20 years ago I chose to find out information on my real father.(yes, I was born illagitiment) I had his name, which my mother wasn't sure of, and the town he was known to last reside in 30 years before. There were 10 - 15 last names in the phone book as his, so I chose the first one at random. Wow, that call was the most rewarding and enlightening call I ever made, it was the brother of my real father! We called and wrote back and forth. Then in 2000 he stop in and visited for the whole weekend. That was the last time I saw him. We called and wrote back and forth. He planned to stop in again and we stopped there several times but he was always gone. He said he would try to help me get in touch with my half brothers and sisters, but I haven't heard from him in months and now I find out that he was found dead in his van.... regrets... where do I start.... --------------------  QUEST FOR THE REAL TRUTH |
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Oct 10 2008, 03:07 PM
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 Flea Bitten Dog Group: Super Moderators Posts: 6,138 Joined: 17-December 03 From: On a Rock in Australia Member No.: 113 |
Regrets? I don't really have any to what I am consciously aware of and I don't intend to... what is, is, and what happened, happened, and beating myself through having regrets (the 'if only') wouldn't change it anyway coz no matter what, you cannot change a past event...
My philosophy is accept what happened and though you may never like (or be happy about) what happened, you can forgive yourself and see it as yet another lesson learned in life... something to never do again.... that way you can possibly find some sort of inner peace and keep going... Interesting thread, but Mandelas, you never told us about you regards this... Dingo . |
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Oct 11 2008, 06:52 PM
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My regrets? Who here really cares once they've logged out?
This post has been edited by DisproveU: Oct 11 2008, 06:53 PM -------------------- "Who watches the Watchmen?" watchmenmovie.com
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Oct 12 2008, 02:08 AM
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QUOTE (SOUL-DRIFTER @ Oct 10 2008, 02:55 PM)  I regret not having made more recent contact with my uncle. He was the brother to my real father. Slightly over 20 years ago I chose to find out information on my real father.(yes, I was born illagitiment) I had his name, which my mother wasn't sure of, and the town he was known to last reside in 30 years before. There were 10 - 15 last names in the phone book as his, so I chose the first one at random. Wow, that call was the most rewarding and enlightening call I ever made, it was the brother of my real father! We called and wrote back and forth. Then in 2000 he stop in and visited for the whole weekend. That was the last time I saw him. We called and wrote back and forth. He planned to stop in again and we stopped there several times but he was always gone. He said he would try to help me get in touch with my half brothers and sisters, but I haven't heard from him in months and now I find out that he was found dead in his van.... regrets... where do I start.... have you tried ad columns,some newspapers do the find an old freind piece.place them in the area that you knew that he frequented.maybe somenone knows of them.i hope you find them SD. |
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Oct 12 2008, 02:12 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 2,367 Joined: 28-February 08 From: Essex,UK Member No.: 7,241 |
QUOTE (DisproveU @ Oct 12 2008, 01:52 AM) My regrets? Who here really cares once they've logged out? Real people do!the computer may not have emotions and feelings but people do.I have been touched by some of the experiences that others have had,and some of us can learn from the experiences of others.So no i don't switch off with my PC.i also refer to some here who i have never met and maybe never will as friends. |
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Oct 12 2008, 06:44 AM
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Registered User Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 23-March 08 From: maryville, tn Member No.: 7,325 |
I regret not being a better daughter, sister, and mother.
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Oct 15 2008, 08:11 PM
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Group: Super Moderators Posts: 5,152 Joined: 10-July 06 From: Wild Rose, Wisconsin Member No.: 4,643 |
QUOTE (macdaddy @ Oct 12 2008, 03:08 AM) have you tried ad columns,some newspapers do the find an old freind piece.place them in the area that you knew that he frequented.maybe somenone knows of them.i hope you find them SD. YES. Seems my effort may have uncovered a terrible revelation. The person I thought and was told was my father...may not have been after all...... sigh...for me, seems the past was something I should have never persued from the start.... -------------------- QUEST FOR THE REAL TRUTH |
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Oct 16 2008, 09:05 AM
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Flea Bitten Dog Group: Super Moderators Posts: 6,138 Joined: 17-December 03 From: On a Rock in Australia Member No.: 113 |
QUOTE SOUL-DRIFTER Seems my effort may have uncovered a terrible revelation. The person I thought and was told was my father...may not have been after all...... sigh...for me, seems the past was something I should have never persued from the start.... Ouch Souldrifter... so what happens now? Not so sure if it has been a waste though... Even if the people who you thought were family don't turn out to be family, at least you made some new friends in your travels have you not? ... I always think something positive can come out of something perceived to be negative... I came across a quote the other day which seems to befit this thread on a general level... Every passing minute is a chance to turn it around... Dingo . |
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Oct 16 2008, 05:14 PM
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Group: Super Moderators Posts: 5,152 Joined: 10-July 06 From: Wild Rose, Wisconsin Member No.: 4,643 |
They are nice enough i am sure they would want to remain friends.
Right now I am waiting for a newspaper article that is being sent. It is an obituary from June of 1957. Perhaps there is a date discrepancy. Beyond that the only thing left would be a DNA test between me and his other children.... Reguardless, it was something I needed to see through....i can't leave a mystery alone..... -------------------- QUEST FOR THE REAL TRUTH |
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Oct 23 2008, 05:30 AM
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regret... hmmm.
heh. joining ufo forums. |
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Oct 27 2008, 10:18 AM
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QUOTE (abadaka @ Oct 23 2008, 11:30 AM) regret... hmmm. heh. joining ufo forums. sometimes |
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Nov 10 2008, 08:19 AM
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Registered User Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 9-November 08 From: Cardiff, Wales UK Member No.: 8,685 |
QUOTE (kirin-rex @ Oct 10 2008, 05:41 AM) Coulda, shoulda, woulda is a waste of time. Life's ups and downs are just part of the process. If I were to have a regret, it would be that I didn't learn that earlier. However, even Theseus couldn't get the sword until he was big enough to move the boulder. Maybe we just have to wait until we're ready to learn before we can actually learn some of these things. Couldnt agree with this more. Quoted For Truth 
-------------------- ~~Jax~~
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